Thousands of Egyptians are staging protests across universities in Cairo to display their anger at a court’s decision to dismiss criminal charges against Former President Hosni Mubarak for the deaths of protesters in the 2011 Egypt uprising, according to a Reuters report.
Thousands of Egyptians are staging protests across universities in Cairo to display their anger at a court’s decision to dismiss criminal charges against Former President Hosni Mubarak for the deaths of protesters in the 2011 Egypt uprising, according to a Reuters report.
On Saturday, an Egyptian court dismissed a case against Mubarak for the deaths of about 900 protesters at the hands of police and army personnel who sought to bring an end to nationwide protests that eventually led to the resignation of former President Hosni Mubarak.
Charges of complicity in protesters’ deaths were also dropped against Mubarak’s two sons and several other senior members of Mubarak’s administration at the time of the 2011 uprising.
Mubarak’s acquittal over the deaths of protesters has reinforced concerns in the country that the 2011 uprising was in vain as the country is still being led by a military officer, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who has imposed harsh limitations on press freedom and political expression in the country.
Despite Saturday’s court ruling, Former President Mubarak is expected to remain incarcerated in a military hospital while he serves the remainder of a 3 year sentence for corruption.